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A. J. HOLMES.

CULINARY TONGS.

No. 345,846. Patented July 20, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO J. HOLMES, OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

CULINARY TONGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,846, dated July 20,1886.

Application filed May 1, 1856. Serial No. 200,838. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALoNZo J. HoLMEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sara toga Springs, in the county of Saratoga and State ofNewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CulinaryTongs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings and letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Like letters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

My invention relates to improvements 'in culinary tongs, designed moreespecially for removing such articles as eggs, vegetables, 850., fromhot water; and it has for its object to simplify and cheapen theconstruction,and to otherwise improve this class of devices.

To these ends, and to such others as the invention may pertain, the sameconsists in the peculiar combinations and the novel construction,arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed, shown in the drawings, and specifically pointed out in theclaim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective of the preferredform of my improvements. Fig. 2 isa similar view of a modified form.Fig. 3 is a similar view of a second modification. Fig. 4 is stillanother modification.

Referring by letter to the drawings, in which I have shown the preferredforms, but to which I do not intend to restrict myself, as it is evidentthat the same may be varied to a considerable extent Without departingfrom the spirit of my invention, A in Fig. 1 represents the jaws, formedof suitable wire, the wire composing one of thejaws being bent, so as toform the handle B and cross-bar O, the ends of the wire composing theother jaw being formed with eyes a, engaging said crossbar. Each of thewires composing the jaws A is formed with eyes I), diametricallyopposite to each other, and in these eyes are se cured the loops 0; orthese eyes may be omitted, and the ends of the wires forming these loopsmay be firmly wound around or otherwise secured to the sides of the jawsA, as shown in dotted lines.

The construction shown in Fig. 2 is similar 5 to that above described,except that the handle B is formed independent of the wire composing thejaws, the ends of which are formed with eyes embracing the cross bar 0of the handle, which is thus free to be swung around,

ing the crossbar of the handle, which is also 7c pivoted.

In use the hand engages the handle, and fingers are passed through theloops 0 of the jaws A, and in this manner the jaws may be readily openedand closed at will. ing ends of the jaws may be of any desiredconfiguration.

I am aware that tools intended for use in removing articles from hotwater have been constructed, in which one of the jaws has been providedwith a ring for the reception of the finger, such a device being shownit Patent No. 30,437, and also in Patent No. 26,393, and I make no claimto such construction.

Having thus described my invention and set forth its merits, what Iclaim to be new,

and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, wit-l1 an elongated loop for the reception of the hand,of two jaws, each pivotedly connected to said loop, and each 0 providedwith a ring or loop for the reception of a finger, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALONZO J. HOLMES.

IVitn esses:

WM. HAY BOOKES, CLARENCE LER. KAIN.

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